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Corynebacterium ulcerans in an Immunocompromised Patient with Diphtheria and Her Dog
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Edité par CCSD ; American Society for Microbiology -
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Corynebacterium ulcerans causes zoonotic infections, such as diphtheria and extrapharyngeal infections. We report here the first case of a diphtheria-like illness caused by C. ulcerans in France and transmitted likely by a dog to an immunocompromised woman.